Canadiens top Panthers in shootout

Sep 29, 2008 - 2:27 AM
MONTREAL (Ticker) -- Alexei Kovalev tallied the only goal in the
shootout as the Montreal Canadiens captured a 3-2 victory over
the Florida Panthers in a preseason meeting on Sunday.

After the first five shooters were denied, Kovalev skated in on
Tomas Vokoun and lifted a backhander past Florida's goaltender
to give the Canadiens the victory.

Florida jumped out in front 2-0 on an unassisted tally by
Anthony Stewart 3:12 into the opening period and a goal from
Nathan Horton with 15:37 left in the second session.

Stewart snapped a wrist shot past Carey Price and Horton
one-timed a rebound from the left face-off circle, beating Price
to the glove side.

Horton had a chance to extend the lead to three after he was
awarded a penalty shot when P.K. Subban took him down on a
breakaway, but Price was up to the task and kept the score at
2-0.

Montreal scored on a pair of power-play goals in the second
period to tie game. Vokoun stopped a backhander by Tomas
Plekanec but was unable to control the rebound and Andrei
Kostitsyn deposited the loose puck for Montreal's first goal of
the night with 9:03 left in the period.

Plekanec also assisted on the Canadiens' second goal as he found
Yannick Weber at the right point and the defenseman blasted a
shot to the top right corner, beating Vokoun 14:22 into the
period and knotting the game at 2-2.